Facebook is removing hundreds of the Oculus Rift kiosks it partnered with Best Buy to create. Despite serving as technology demonstration platforms, too many of the kiosks were too under-used to justify continuing the partnership at certain stores.

A recent patch for the Oculus Store has killed the Revive compatibility project for the HTC Vive. While the games themselves still run, the Oculus Store itself now contains DRM checks that check to ensure an Oculus Rift is connected to the system.

Oculus will offer free shipping to all preorders as a way to apologize for recent delays in getting hardware out the door, but the company’s Terms of Service are going to be a concern for at least some users.

Oculus has finally come out and set the hardware requirements for the Rift, but this VR solution isn’t happening cheap. You’re going to need some significant graphics horsepower if you want to play in virtual reality.

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